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Which SS amps sound like a tube amp?

I'm doing research to find a new amp to replace my Parasound HCA 3500. I'd like the tubey midrange but the virtues of SS in the bass. Biamping is not an option as my rack is quite full. I need at least 200 wpc and want to spend less than 2k used. I'm driving VMPS Supertower/R SE's. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
warnerwh
rmdh
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arc 300.2!!!!!!!!
johnc
9 posts
 
CJ 2500A, detail and warm, better than Pass 250.
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lou_setriodes
673 posts
 
B&K, B&K, B&k - for hi power the eX-442 or EX-442 sonata, lower power ST-140 - very tube like for a SS amp because of the mosfet output...thanks, Louis
daltonlanny
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NO SOLID STATE AMP SOUNDS LIKE A TUBE AMP IN MY EXPERIENCE!
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quadophile
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The question is not "Which SS amps sound like a tube amp? but rather "Does any SS amp come close to sounding like a tube amp?

My answer would be NONE!If you want the SS amp to sound like a tube amp, why not go for the tube amp itself, maybe have one of both, which means best of both worlds! Some use two different pair of speakers and switch between the two from time to time, so why can't it be two amps?

Just my 0.02 cents with no offence to anyone who posted in this thread.
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